Georges Grente

His Eminence

Georges Grente
Cardinal-Bishop of Le Mans
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Tours
ProvinceRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Tours
MetropolisRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Tours
DioceseLe Mans
Installed30 January 1918
Term ended5 May 1959
PredecessorRaymond-Marie-Turiaf de La Porte
SuccessorPaul-Léon-Jean Chevalier
Other post(s)Cardinal Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme
Assistant at the Pontifical Throne
Orders
Ordination29 June 1895
Consecration17 April 1918 by Cardinal Louis-Ernest Dubois, Bishops Claude Bardel and Joseph Guérard
Created cardinal12 January 1953
by Pope Pius XII
RankCardinal-priest
Personal details
Born
Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente

(1872-05-05)May 5, 1872
DiedMay 5, 1959(1959-05-05) (aged 87)
Le Mans, France
BuriedCathedral of Le Mans
NationalityFrench
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Alma materUniversity of Paris School of Law
Major Seminary of Coutances
Catholic Institute of Paris
MottoDux unitam exemplar
Coat of armsGeorges Grente's coat of arms
Styles of
Georges Grente
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeLe Mans

Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente (5 May 1872 – 5 May 1959) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Le Mans from 1918 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.


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